- Source: Poland, Kiribati
Poland is a village in Kiribati, located on the westernmost part of the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands.
Name
Poland was named in honor of Polish mechanic Stanisław Pełczyński, who greatly improved the island's coconut plantation by introducing a modified irrigation system that could effectively water palm trees during the dry season.
Demographics
In 2010, Poland was inhabited by 441 people. The great majority of the population of Kiritimati as of 1989 lived in the Banana, London, or Poland villages.
Infrastructure
Poland has a kindergarten, a primary school, and a Catholic church.
Climate
In 2013, the Ministry of Environment in Warsaw, Poland produced a video featuring the village to highlight its sea level rise problem. The video was shown at the COP19.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- ISO 3166-1
- Daftar ibu kota negara menurut jumlah penduduk
- Daftar lagu kebangsaan di dunia
- Daftar nomor telepon darurat
- Daftar pembawa bendera Polandia pada Olimpiade
- Polandia pada Olimpiade
- Arah lalu lintas
- Mahkamah Agung
- Registrasi pesawat
- Islam di Slovenia
- Poland, Kiribati
- London, Kiribati
- Banana, Kiribati
- List of towns and villages in Kiribati
- Poland (disambiguation)
- Foreign relations of Kiribati
- Kiritimati
- Kiribati at the Olympics
- Women in Kiribati
- List of diplomatic missions in Kiribati
